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Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 16:55:00 UTC
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ON SATIRE by Ana Stowe I have a theory that irony and satire are symptoms of a c
ON SATIRE
by Ana Stowe
I have a theory that irony and satire are symptoms of a civilization in death throes (hence modern memetic warfare). There’s a striking difference in tone in Juvenal’s Satires compared to Caesar, Virgil, Nepos, etc. Juvenal was the one who coined the “bread and the circus” phrase. His reasons for writing satire included (from Wikipedia): “eunuchs getting married, elite women performing in a beast hunt, and the dregs of society suddenly becoming wealthy by gross acts of sycophancy […] [Juvenal] contends that traditional Roman virtues, such as fides and virtus, had disappeared from society to the extent that “Rome was no longer Roman.”
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 16:53:00 UTC
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“If nationalism is the promotion of the national interest, then its principles a
—“If nationalism is the promotion of the national interest, then its principles are by this definition universal.”—Claire Khaw
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 16:48:00 UTC
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superiors are more likely to be critical of female subordinates, high-ranking wo
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23831740-400-the-origins-of-sexism-how-men-came-to-rule-12000-years-ago/—“Female superiors are more likely to be critical of female subordinates, high-ranking women are less likely to collaborate with same-sex subordinates, and female US workers tend to prefer a male boss.”— Rolf Degen
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 15:44:00 UTC
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Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf): Already at age 3, children have a surprisingl
Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf):
Already at age 3, children have a surprisingly sophisticated sense of land ownership and its implications. https://t.co/6udcTXnZY3
More: On the possibility of a “property instinct”: https://t.co/Lb4GKkyYJJ https://t.co/Glu87U8FjU
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 15:41:00 UTC
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Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf): “Psychotherapy is not harmless.” Psychotherap
Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf):
“Psychotherapy is not harmless.” Psychotherapies produced more frequent side effects than most therapists had deemed possible. https://t.co/ClHKQo3WMj https://t.co/5RqzfH1MYc
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 15:39:00 UTC
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Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf): There is one possible reason for the declinin
Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf):
There is one possible reason for the declining male sexual frequency in the Western world rarely discussed: The reduced availability of women in the right – somewhat younger – age category due to the drop in birth rates. https://t.co/8XQXzP68Gm https://t.co/gOjy5FovXQ
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 15:39:00 UTC
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Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf): Being employed in jobs that demand making fal
Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf):
Being employed in jobs that demand making false claims rubs off, diminishing the belief in other people’s honesty. https://t.co/as8TOupFZY https://t.co/V22JWGUSzH
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 15:38:00 UTC
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Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf): The more female classmates women had in high
Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf):
The more female classmates women had in high school, the less likely they became to enter STEM fields. https://t.co/OBqrI7ZFcy https://t.co/yZysdSPDFE
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 15:37:00 UTC
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Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf): Similar to the trend in the US, sexual activi
Retweeted Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf):
Similar to the trend in the US, sexual activity and sexual desire have declined considerably among young and middle aged men in Germany. https://t.co/TB7u5jZXi9 https://t.co/Bhqg9ARjAQ
Source date (UTC): 2018-04-27 15:36:00 UTC